Amita Kelly's Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood

Margaret Sanger, founder of what is now Planned Parenthood, was known for her strong beliefs in birth control and eugenics during the early 1900s. Eugenics is the principle that supports the betterment and purification of the human race through selected reproduction; only those who make a positive contribution to the general society and possess esteemed qualities should be able to bare offspring. While there were many who did not agree with her distinctive beliefs, a part of the modern black community regards her as someone who believed, and attempted, to wipe out the African-American race of the early twentieth century. Amita Kelly, writer and digital editor for National Public Radio, published an article titled “Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood

The digital editor first relays a few of Carson’s statements from the interview, in which he proudly proclaimed that Margaret Sanger, “was not particularly enamored with black people” (Kelly). He also discusses how a majority of the abortion clinics are conveniently located in minority neighborhoods, specifically those heavily populated by African-Americans, and how it is an attempted method to control the black population (Kelly). The article writer then progresses to answer whether or not Margaret Sanger truly believed in eugenics, which she did. Kelly then proceeds to determine if the birth control activist had distaste towards the black community. Sanger had support from the black community during her birth control movement. The final, and arguably the most important, question acknowledged by Amita Kelly is if black neighborhoods are truly the main sites for Planned Parenthood. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization centered on reproductive and sexual health, conducted a study in 2014 to determine if such an accusation were true. Their results concluded that sixty percent of American abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, are in neighborhoods mainly populated by white families. Kelly portrays an effective argument in defending Margaret Sanger from Carson’s racial

The unknown author of “The Truth about Margaret Sanger” relays various accounts of the history that surrounded Sanger, specifically during the 1930s and 194s0; these were the years where she actively participated and advocated for her beliefs. The author opens the paragraph by describing some of Sanger’s followers, such as Dr. S. Aldolphus Knopf. In March 1925, the doctor gave a speech in New York City in which he told the crowd to beware the black community. Knopf was a part of the American Birth Control League, which has transformed into the modern Planned Parenthood. Throughout the article, a brief history of Sanger’s family is portrayed, and the struggle with the religious community during her years of activism is also illustrated. Her support from black religious communities was exemplified, stating that, “virtually the entire black leadership network of religious… organizations had endorsed Planned Parenthood's program” (Unknown). The author of the article argues that these African-American religious communities were being deceived about what Sanger and her team advocated for. While divulging into other various topics about Sanger’s work, the author of this article effectively created a main argument in which Sanger is accused, with support of evidence, of being a